Defensive back, Grambling (from Cal Poly), 2023–26
Delano Franklin
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Bellflower, CA
Delano Franklin plays defensive back for Grambling, after Cal Poly (2023–24). Last time out, at Alabama A&M: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
15 tackles
Last game: 2 tackles at Alabama A&M, L 31–61
Next game: at Texas Southern, Oct 31
Returns
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cal Poly | 1 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Cal Poly | 1 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Grambling | 1 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Grambling | 1 | DB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 185 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Grambling 7 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.Clark Atlanta | W 49–7 | – | – | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 5 | vs.Central State | W 48–26 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at TCU | L 7–63 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Prairie View A&M | L 14–21 | – | – | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Alcorn State | W 63–59 | – | – | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Jackson State | W 45–38 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Alabama A&M | L 31–61 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Grambling 6 games, 9 returns, 86 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Ohio State | L 0–70 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 20–16 | – | – | 1 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs.Alabama A&M | W 13–10 | – | – | 4 | 72 | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 31–23 | – | – | 1 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | atAlcorn State | L 16–27 | – | – | 2 | −6 | – | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. Southern | L 27–28 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
2024 Cal Poly 6 games, 18 returns, 339 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | at Northern Colorado | W 28–7 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. Idaho State | L 38–41 | 6 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at UC Davis | L 10–56 | 4 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at Idaho | L 29–34 | 1 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. Montana | L 7–42 | 3 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. Northern Arizona | L 14–31 | 3 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – |
2023 Cal Poly 3 games, 8 returns, 191 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at San José State | L 3–59 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Sacramento State | L 30–41 | 4 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. Weber State | L 21–48 | 4 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Lincoln (CA), so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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